Portugal and Czechia win, Belgium drew against Austria. Belgium choked on Austria on Saturday evening. The side got no further than a 1-1 draw and are therefore second in the group. Portugal did win (3-0), partly due to a nice opening goal by Bernardo Silva and Vaclav Cerny took the leading role in the Czech Republic. An overview of Saturday’s European Championship qualifiers.
Belgium 1-1 Austria
After a quarter of a game, Belgium fell behind against Austria. Michael Gregoritsch was completely released by the Belgians at a corner kick and shot on goal. That bet was changed direction by Orel Mangala just in front of Thibaut Courtois, so that the ball fell in.
Only after an hour did Belgium manage to level the score again. Romelu Lukaku was responsible for that. He received the ball from Dodi Lukebakio and hit the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Demenico Tedesco tried to force the winning goal by bringing in PSV player Johan Bakayoko and former Vitessen resident Loïs Openda, but to no avail.
Portugal 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal was also not very happy, but they did book a business victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Just before the break, Bruno Fernandes came up with an intelligent through ball, which Silva upgraded to a goal with a subtle marker over the goalkeeper. Fifteen minutes before the end, Fernandes also scored himself. Ruben Neves put the ball perfectly on his head, allowing him to head in the 2-0.
During the game, a pitch invader got the laughs when he ran up to Cristiano Ronaldo and gave him a big hug. Fernandes also made it 3-0 in injury time. Due to the victory, Portugal now only leads the group with Slovakia, Luxembourg, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Faroe Islands 0-3 Czech Republic
In group E, the Czech Republic has quite easily dealt with the Faroe Islands. In the 3-0 win, FC Twente striker Cerny became the big man by scoring twice. He was already responsible for the second goal of the match on a pass from Vaclav Jurecka, but especially with his second goal he got his hands together. He closed the game with a beautiful ball in the top corner.
